1957 Philippine Senate election

A senatorial election was held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party, despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the Senate with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player Ambrosio Padilla.

1957 Philippine Senate election

November 12, 1957
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Leader Eulogio Rodriguez Ambrosio Padilla Raul Manglapus Party Nacionalista Liberal Progressive Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large (lost) Seats before 22 0 0 Seats after 20 2 0 Seat change 2 2    Popular vote 13,273,945 8,934,218 3,393,935 Percentage 47.2% 31.8% 6.9% Swing 20.4% 2.9% 6.9%   Leader Fernando Lopez Lorenzo Tañada Party Democratic NCP Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 2 1 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1    Popular vote 0 1,949,972 Percentage 0.0% 6.9% Swing 0.0% 6.9%
Senate President before election Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista Elected Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez Nacionalista

Results

Per candidate

 Summary of the November 12, 1957, Philippine Senate election result

Rank	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Gil Puyat		Nacionalista	2,189,909	42.9%
2	Arturo Tolentino		Nacionalista	1,982,708	38.8%
3	Eulogio Balao		Nacionalista	1,851,157	36.2%
4	Rogelio de la Rosa		Liberal	1,715,123	33.6%
5	Oscar Ledesma		Nacionalista	1,670,774	32.7%
6	Ambrosio Padilla		Liberal	1,636,202	32.0%
7	Roseller Lim		Nacionalista	1,558,322	30.5%
8	Cipriano Primicias Sr.		Nacionalista	1,350,868	26.4%
9	Jose Locsin		Nacionalista	1,347,797	26.4%
10	Francisco Delgado		Nacionalista	1,320,296	25.8%
11	Osmundo Mondoñedo		Liberal	1,011,053	19.8%
12	Raul Manglapus		Progressive	1,005,595	19.7%
13	Narciso Pimentel Jr.		Liberal	1,004,944	19.7%
14	Estanislao Fernandez		Liberal	997,562	19.5%
15	Juan Liwag		Liberal	918,785	18.0%
16	Consuelo Salazar-Perez		Liberal	844,950	16.5%
17	Marcos Calo		Liberal	769,599	15.1%
18	Pacita de los Reyes-Phillips		NCP	641,716	12.6%
19	Eleuterio Adevoso		Progressive	562,491	11.0%
20	Josefa Gonzales-Estrada		Progressive	423,319	8.3%
21	Antonio Maceda		NCP	383,531	7.5%
22	Jaime Ferrer		Progressive	345,881	6.8%
23	Jose M. Hernandez		Progressive	339,909	6.7%
24	Fulvio Pelaez		Progressive	313,221	6.1%
25	Mario Bengzon		NCP	265,859	5.2%
26	Jose Zulueta		Philippine Veterans Party	213,465	4.2%
27	Norberto Romualdez Jr.		Progressive	210,822	4.1%
28	Rodrigo Perez Jr.		Progressive	192,697	3.8%
29	Cipriano Cid		NCP	162,493	3.2%
30	Emilio Javier		NCP	155,867	3.1%
31	Vicente Llanes		NCP	124,744	2.4%
32	Manuel Abella		NCP	116,509	2.3%
33	Gonzalo Vasquez		NCP	99,253	1.9%
34	Severino Luna		Independent	59,690	1.2%
35	Remedios Magsaysay		Independent	59,000	1.2%
36	Atilano Cinco		Philippine Veterans Party	48,863	1.0%
37	Vicente Rafael		Philippine Veterans Party	47,883	0.9%
38	Miguel Pendon		Philippine Veterans Party	24,458	0.5%
39	Felicidad Villanueva		Women's Party	14,725	0.3%
40	Antonia Lumibao		Philippine Veterans Party	11,916	0.2%
41	Dominador Portugal		Lapiang Malaya	8,915	0.2%
42	Eulogio Duyan		Lapiang Malaya	8,434	0.2%
43	Romualdo Saclayan		Lapiang Malaya	8,235	0.2%
44	Deogracias Pedrosa		Lapiang Malaya	7,919	0.2%
45	Jose Villanueva		Lapiang Malaya	7,805	0.2%
46	Luis de Guzman		Lapiang Malaya	7,781	0.2%
47	Emmanuel Rey		Lapiang Malaya	7,123	0.1%
48	Teofilo Ramas		Lapiang Malaya	6,470	0.1%
49	Jose Canuto		Independent	6,147	0.1%
50	Arturo Samaniego		Liberal (Quirino Wing)	2,515	0.0%
51	Ciriaco de las Liagas		Independent	2,427	0.0%
52	Patricio Ceniza		Independent	2,119	0.0%
53	Gregorio Llanza		Independent	1,333	0.0%
54	Consuelo Fa Alvear		Independent	1,135	0.0%
Total turnout				5,108,112	75.5%
Total votes				28,108,309	N/A
Registered voters				6,763,897	100.0%
Note: A total of 54 candidates ran for senator.				Source:[1]

Per party

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Total	%	Swing	Won	Before	After	%	+/−
	Nacionalista	13,273,945	47.2%	20.4%	6	21	19	79.2%	2
	Liberal	8,934,218	31.8%	2.9%	2	0	2	8.3%	2
	Progressive	3,393,935	12.1%	12.1%	0	0	0	0.0%
	NCP	1,949,972	6.9%	6.9%	0	1	1	4.2%
	People's (Veterans) Democratic Movement for Good Government	346,585	1.2%	1.2%	0	0	0	4.2%
	Lapiang Malaya	62,682	0.2%	0.2%	0	0	0	4.2%
	Women's	14,725	0.1%	0.1%	0	0	0	4.2%
	Democratic	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	2	8.3%
	Independent	132,247	0.5%	0.5%	0	0	0	0.0%
Totals		28,108,309	100%	—	8	24	24	100.0%

See also

• Commission on Elections
• 4th Congress of the Philippines

References

1. Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.

External links

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Official website of the Commission on Elections